Sgromo v. Target Brands Inc., No. 21-1702 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 6, 2021)

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Pietro Pasquale Antonio Sgromo appeals from a deci- sion of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granting Target Brands, Inc.’s (“Target”) mo- tion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and denying Sgromo’s motion for a preliminary injunction. See Sgromo v. Target Brands, Inc., No. CV 20 -1030, 2021 WL 632496 (D. Minn. Feb. 18, 2021). We affirm. BACKGROUND Sgromo alleges that he owns U. S. Patent s 7 ,046,440 (“the ’440 patent”), 8,654,422 (“the ’422 patent”), and 9,511,298 (“the ’298 patent”) , and the H2O -GO! trade- marks.